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I5: South Jefferson to U.S. 20 Environmental Assessment: Overview
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We, the Oregon Department of Transportaiton, have compiled a set of alternatives for the I5SJ20 project.
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We held public open houses in November 2010 and a series of community outreach meetings in February and March 2011.
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Community members were given the opportunity to review and comment on the alternatives at each of these meetings.
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To view the Open House #2 Summary click here and Community Outreach Summary click here.
With this information we are moving into the technical assessment portion of the study where field research is being conducted this spring and summer on: biological resources, wetlands, air quality, archaeology & historic resources, water and other resources.
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We will develop and evaluate ways to address problems and improve accessibility, mobility and safety on a six-mile stretch of I-5 in northern Linn County, Oregon. The project area is located between the South Jefferson (mile post 239) and U.S. 20 (mile post 233) interchanges.
The South Jefferson, View Crest, Murder Creek, Knox Butte, and U.S. 20 interchanges serve Millersburg and Albany. This section of interchanges and interstate does not function well, which creates travel delays on I-5 and affects access to businesses and homes in the area. We expect these transportation problems to get worse in the future as the region continues to grow.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Linn County and the cities of Albany and Millersburg assist us in a joint effort to improve this section of I-5 and the associated interchanges. This project will guide transportation construction within this specific section of I-5 over the next 20 years.
The environmental assessment is required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We will request federal money to fund construction projects on this section of I-5. Through the National Environmental Policy Act, the federal government requires a detailed evaluation of a federally funded project’s potential environmental impacts before any construction can occur.
Earlier work, including the Albany and Millersburg I-5 corridor refinement plans, will inform this project’s development and evaluation of alternatives. The Albany and Millersburg I-5 corridor refinement plans identify current and future problems at the I-5 interchanges that serve northern Linn County, Millersburg and Albany. You can find these plans in the project library.
The City of Albany’s Transportation System Plan (TSP) was adopted in 2010. The project team will work towards design solutions that are consistent with the adopted TSP.
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